Mark C. Mattar, MD, FACG, AGAF

Department of Internal Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology

Georgetown University Hospital

3800 Reservoir Rd, NW

Washington, DC 20007

Phone: 818-523-3339

Fax: 877-303-1462

Mark.C.Mattar@gunet.georgetown.edu

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Education:

Undergraduate:       University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA, 1995-2000, B.S.,    Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Medical Education:              VCU-Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, USA, 2000-2004, Doctor of                  Medicine

Internship:              Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Los Angeles, USA, 2004- 2005, Department Chair: Soma Wali, MD

Residency:                            Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Los Angeles, USA, 

2005-2007, Department Chair: Soma Wali, MD

Fellowship:              Georgetown University Hospital, Gastroenterology, Washington, USA, 2007-2010, Department Chair: Bruce Luxon, MD, PhD

Professional Experience:

Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, USA, November, 2018 to present

Director, Regional Fellowship Training Program, Division of Gastroenterology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, USA, June, 2017 to present

Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, USA, April 1, 2023 to present

Site Director, Fellowship Training Program, Division of Gastroenterology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, USA, February, 2016 to May, 2017

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, USA, January 1, 2016 to 2023

Quality Improvement Officer, Division of Gastroenterology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, USA, July, 2015 to present

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, USA, July, 2012 to December 31, 2015

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Martinsburg, USA, October, 2011 to August, 2012

Gastroenterologist, Inova, Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, USA, July, 2010 to October, 2011

Licensure:

State: District of Columbia

License No: MD036652

Initial Date: May 11, 2007

Renewal Date:  December 31, 2022

State: Maryland

License No: D0070750

Initial Date: September 20, 2021

Renewal Date:  September 20, 2023

State: Virginia

License No: 0101247425

Initial Date: April 19, 2010

Renewal Date:  December 31, 2022

Certification:

Date of Certification: July 1, 2022

Certification: AAMC Medical Education Research Certification (MERC) through MedStar Teaching Scholars

Date of Certification: July 1, 2022

Certification: AAMC Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Certificate through MedStar Teaching Scholars

Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Date of Certification: August 14, 2007                 

Sub-Specialty Board: Gastroenterology

Date of Certification: October 14, 2010

Date of Re-certification: December 31, 2020

Languages Spoken:

English: fluent

Arabic: with some limitation

Spanish: with some limitation

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

Publications:

Original Papers in Refereed Journals

1. Haider A Naqvi, MD; Thilini Delungahawatta, MD; Joseph O Atarere, MD; Sumanth K Bandaru; Jasminee B Barrow, MD; Mark C Mattar, MD. Evaluation of online chat-based artificial intelligence responses about inflammatory bowel disease and diet. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2024 September. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000002815

2. Dallas W Wood, PhD; Katherine Treiman, PhD; Aileen Rivell, MPH; Welmoed K van Deen, MD, PhD; Hilary Heyison, NP; Mark C Mattar, MD...Orna G Ehrlich, MPH. Communicating Information Regarding IBD Remission to Patients: Evidence From a Survey of Adult Patients in the United States.  Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 Aug. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izae201

3. Ann F Kopera, DO; Yii Chun Khiew, MD; Mohd Amer Alsamman, MD; Mark C Mattar, MD; Raena S Olsen, DO; David B Doman, MD. Depression and the Aberrant Intestinal Microbiome. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2024 January.

4. Kendra J Kamp, Stephen E Hawes, Chung Sang Tse, Mark C Mattar, ...Welmoed K van Deen. Concordance and Discordance Between Patient-reported Remission, Patient-reported Outcomes, and Physician Global Assessment. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2023 Aug. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac206

5. Sara A Kiparizoska, MD; Megan E Murphy, MD; Mark C Mattar, MD. Check this out: treatment paradigms in immune-checkpoint inhibitor colitis. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. 2022 Nov. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000892

6. Krystina A Johnson-Laghi, MD; Mark C Mattar, MD. Integrating Cognitive Apprenticeship into Gastroenterology Clinical Training. Gastroenterology. 2022 Aug. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.06.013

7. Dalin Li, PhD; Philip Debbas; Angela Mujukian, MD;…Mark C Mattar, MD, ...Gil Y Melmed, MD, MS. Postvaccination Symptoms After a Third Dose of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results From CORALE-IBD. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2022 Aug. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac174

8. Abhinav Sehgal, Soorya Aggarwal, MD, Rohan Mandaliya, MD, Thomas Loughney, MD; Mark C Mattar, MD. Improving sessile serrated adenoma detection rates with high definition colonoscopy: A retrospective study. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2022 April. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v14.i4.226

9. Gil Melmed, MD, MS; Brant Oliver, PhD, MS, MPH, FNP; Jason Hou, MD; Mark C Mattar, MD, ...Corey Siegel, MD. Quality of Care Program Reduces Unplanned Health Care Utilization in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2021 Nov. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001547

10. Christopher Almario, MD, MSHPM; Lawrence Kogan, MD; Welmoed K van Deen, MD, PhD;... Mark C Mattar, MD, ...Gil Melmed, MD. Health Economic Impact of a Multicenter Quality-of-Care Initiative for Reducing Unplanned Healthcare Utilization Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2021 Sep: Gastroenterology. 2021 Aug. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001540.

11. Mohamad A Minhem, MD; Ahmad Nakshabandi, MD; Rabia Mirza, MD; Mohd Amer Alsamman, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage in the setting of gastrointestinal cancer: Anatomical prevalence, predictors, and interventions. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 Sep. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i9.391.

12. Valeriya Pozdnyakova, MD; Gregory J Botwin; Kimia Sobhani, MD; ... Mark C Mattar, MD, ...Ziad Younes MD. Decreased Antibody Responses to Ad26.COV2.S Relative to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccines in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology. 2021 Aug. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.08.014.

13. Suneha Sundaram, MD; Tenzin Choden, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD, Sanjal Desai, MD, Mahdav Desai, MD. Artificial Intelligence in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Endoscopy: Current landscape and the road ahead. Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2021 July. doi: 10.1177/26317745211017809.

14. Colleen R. Kelly, MD; Eugene F. Yen, MD; Ari M. Grinspan, MD;… *Mark C Mattar, MD,… Loren Laine. Fecal Microbiota Transplant is Highly Effective in Real-World Practice: Initial Results from the FMT National Registry. Gastroenterology. 2020 Oct. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.09.038.

15. Anand Nath, MD; Tenzin Choden, MD, Aimee LeStrange, NP; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Triage of patient phone calls in inflammatory bowel disease clinic: decreasing the administrative burden and improving the patient experience. Gastro & Hepatology Open Access. 2020 Jan.

16. Jessica Rosenberg, MD;Joshua M Steinberg , MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Tofacitinib for the treatment of ulcerative colitis: A review of the literature. World J Meta-Anal. 2019 Aug. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v7.i8.373.

17. Mohamed Modar Abidiana, MD;Obada Tabbaa , MD; Leen Al Saleha , MD; Muhamad Alhaj Moustafa, MD; Rama Hritania , MD; Deborah Topola , MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Gastric Adenocarcinoma at the Sites of Gastric Sarcoidosis: A Case Report. Journal of Medical Cases, North America. 2019 Jul. doi: 10.14740/jmc3302.

18. Maham Farshidpour, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Improving immunization strategies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Ann Gastroenterol. 2019; May-June. doi: 10.20524/aog.2019.0351.

19. Alexander E Dao, MD; Angela Hsu, MD; Ahmad Nakshabandi, MD; Rohan Mandaliya, MD; Sandeep Nadella, MD; Anita Sivaraman, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD. Role of colonoscopy in diagnosis of capecitabine associated ileitis: Two case reports. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2019 May. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i5.383.

20. Alexander Dao, MD; Mohamed M Abidian, MD; Aimee LeStrange, CRNP; *Mark C Mattar, MD; Amol Rangnekar, MD;; Aline Charabaty, MD. Oral Vancomycin Induces and Maintains Remission of Ulcerative Colitis in the Subset of Patients With Associated Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2019 Mar. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izz027.

21. Joseph Alukal, MD; Sudhir K Dutta, MD; Balarama Krishna Surapaneni, MD; Michelle Le, MD; Obada Tabbaa, MD; Laila Philips, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Safety and efficacy of fecal microbiota transplant in 9 critically ill patients with severe and complicated Clostridium difficile infection with impending colectomy. J Dig Dis. 2019 Feb. doi: 10.1111/1751-2980.12750.

22. Aniruddh Som, MD; Rohan Mandaliya, MD; Dana Alsaadi, MD; Maham Farshidpour, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD; Nidhi Malhotra, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis: A comprehensive review. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 2019 Feb; 26; 7(4): 405–418. doi:  10.12998/wjcc.v7.i4.405.

23. Obada M Tabbaa, MD; Mohammed M. Aboelsoud, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients With and Without Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Tertiary Care Center’s Experience. Gastroenterology Research. 2018 Dec; 11(6): 397–403. doi: 10.14740/gr1091.

24. Nikki Duong, MD; Nadeen Hussain; Samuel Kallus, MD; Aniruddh Som, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) activity and depression. Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Open Access. 2018 Sep; 9(5):154‒159. doi: 10.15406/ghoa.2018.09.00316.

25. Nidhi Malhotra, MD; Gaurav Sahay, MD; Sameer Desale, MS; Aline Charabaty, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Higher than anticipated Health Literacy in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Single Center Experience. Gut and Gastroenterology. 2018 Mar 28; 1(1):1-5.

26. Alice Lee, MD; Rohan Mandaliya, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Induction of remission in moderate-to-severe steroid refractory ulcerative colitis using patient-driven non-pharmacologic therapy. Advances in Integrative Medicine. 2018 March; 5:119-121. doi: 10.1016/j.aimed.2018.03.006

27. Tenzin Choden, MD; Rohan Mandaliya, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD. Monitoring inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy: Current literature and future challenges. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics.2018 Feb 6;9(1):1-7. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v9.i1.1.

28. Ankita Munjal, MD; Joshua M Steinberg, MD; Afnan K Mossaad, MD; Samuel J Kallus, MD; *Mark C Mattar, MD; Nadim G Haddad, MD. Post-endoscopic procedure satisfaction scores: Can we improve? World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2018 January 16:10(1). doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i1.23.

29. Laster J, *Mattar MC. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infections: Our Experience in Patients with and without Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Open Access. 2015 November 23; 3(1): 1-4. doi: 10.15406/ghoa.2015.03.00071.

30. Rastogi P, Sultan M, Charabaty AJ, Atkins MB, *Mattar MC. Ipilimumab associated colitis: an IpiColitis case series at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2015 April 14; 21(14): 4373-4378. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i14.4373. PubMed PMID: 25892889; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4394100.

31. Landsman MJ, Sultan M, Stevens M, Charabaty A, *Mattar MC. Diagnosis and management of common gastrointestinal tract infectious diseases in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease patients. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 2014 Dec; 20(12):2503-10. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000140. PubMed PMID: 25208106.

32. Hill E, Sultan M, Chalhoub W, *Mattar MC. Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Cause of Postprandial Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Medical Cases. 2014 June; 5(6):344-346. 

33. Mattar MC, Lough D, Pishvaian MJ, Charabaty A. Current Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer. Gastrointestinal Cancer Research : GCR. 2011; 4(2):53-61. Current Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer. Gastrointestinal Cancer Research. 2011 Mar; 4(2):53-61. PubMed PMID: 21673876. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3109885.

34. Mattar M, Frankel P, David D, Clarke KO, Chu DZ, Jiang C, Yen Y. Clinicopathologic significance of synchronous and metachronous adenomas in colorectal cancer. Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 2005 Nov; 5(4):274-8. PubMed PMID: 16356305.

Books or Chapters in Books

Aniruddh Som, MD; Rohan Mandaliya, MD; Dana Alsaadi, MD; Maham Farshidpour, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD; Nidhi Malhotra, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis: A comprehensive review. Highlights on Medicine and Medical Research. Ref. no. 2020/BP/8121D.

Abstracts for Conference papers and posters

1. Angela Troia, MD; Sara Kiparizoska, MD; Sarah Harvey, MS; Alandra Weaver, MS; Ridhima Oberia, MS; Gil Melmed, MD; Corey Siegel, MD; Siddharth Singh, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Exploring the Relationship Between Patient Symptoms and Provider Goals for Mucosal Healing in IBD: Insights From the IBD Qorus Survey. Poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week, Washington, DC: May 18-21, 2024. Gastroenterology.

2. Bryce Kunkle, MD; Harjit Singh, MD; Sherry Gholami, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Psychosocial Factors are Independent Predictors of Hospital Readmission in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week, Washington, DC: May 18-21, 2024. Gastroenterology.

3. Angela Troia, MD; Sara Kiparizoska, MD; Sarah Harvey, MS; Alandra Weaver, MS; Ridhima Oberia, MS; Gil Melmed, MD; Corey Siegel, MD; Siddharth Singh, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Exploring the Relationship Between Patient Symptoms and Provider Goals for Mucosal Healing in IBD: Insights From the IBD Qorus Survey. Poster presentation at the Crohn’s & Colitis Congress, Las Vegas : January 25-27, 2024. IBD Journal.

4. Stavros Doumas, MD; Sophia Dahmani, BS; Harjit Singh, MD; Peter Chi, BSN; Mark C Mattar, MD. Upadacitinib in Ulcerative Colitis: Early Experience From a Large Regional Health System. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Vancouver: October 20-25, 2023. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

5. Bryce Kunkle, MD; Harjit Singh, MD; Mark Mattar, MD.Predictors of Hospital Readmission in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Vancouver: October 20-25, 2023. Awarded Outstanding Poster Presenter Award. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

6. S Dahmani; SA Doumas, MD; P Chi, RN; Mark C Mattar, MD. Ozanimod in ulcerative colitis: a tertiary care center’s experience over one year. Presented at the Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Conference, Orlando: December 5-7, 2022. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

7. George Khoudari, MD; Ahmed Eltelbany, MD, MPH; George Salem, MD; … Miguel Regueiro, MD; Mark C Mattar, MD. Gastroenterology Fellowship Virtual Interviews: Applicant and Faculty Perceptions on Virtual Interview Advantages and Barriers. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Charlotte: October 21-26, 2022. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

8. Lindsey B. Cundra, MD; Megan Murphy, MD; Mansi Maini, MSc; Christopher Swisher, MD; Monica B. Cicchini, RD; Jasmine Barrow, MD; Dahye Hong, MD; Mark C Mattar, MD. Identifying Risk Factors and Predictors of Malnutrition in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease at a Tertiary Care Center. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Charlotte: October 21-26, 2022. Awarded Outstanding Poster Presenter Award. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

9. Ahmed Eltelbany, MD, MPH; Yazan Abu Omar, MD; Rama Nanah, MD; Khaled Alsabbagh Alchirazi, MD; Joud Arnouk, MD; George Khoudari, MD; Mark C Mattar, MD. Impact of Obesity on Outcomes of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Charlotte: October 21-26, 2022. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

10. Tushar Khanna, MD; Zarak Khan, MD; David Steinberger; Mark C Mattar, MD; Preeti Misra, MD. Association of Myeloproliferative Disorders in Inflammatory Bowel Disease - An Epidemiological, Outcome and Healthcare Utilization Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample Database. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Charlotte: October 21-26, 2022. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

11. Vipul Jairath, MD; Reena Khanna, MD; Leonard Guizzetti, MD;… Mark C Mattar, MD. A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial of an Enhaned Treeatment Algorithm for the Management of Crohn’s Disease: REACT-2. Presented at the United European Gastroenterology Week, Vienna: October 8-11, 2022. United European Gastroenterology Journal.

12. Mark C Mattar, MD; Krystina Johnson, MD; Rajeev Agrawal. Examining the Learner Experience with Tailored Coaching Utilizing Online Modules to Improve the GI Training Exam Score. E-Poster at the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference, Lyon: August 27-23, 2022.

13. Angela Mujukian, MD; Dalin Li, MD; Philip Debbas, MD;… Mark Mattar, MD, …Gil Melmed, MD, MS. Post-Vaccination Symptoms After a Third Dose of SARS-COV-2 mRNA Vaccination in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Oral presentation at Digestive Disease Week, San Diego: May 21-23, 2022. Gastroenterology.

14. Dalin Li, MD; Alexander Xu, MD; Joseph Ebinger, MD;… Mark Mattar, MD, …Gil Melmed, MD, MS. Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have Impaired Humoral But Preserved Cellular Responses to SARS-COV-2 mRNA Vaccination. Oral presentation at Digestive Disease Week, San Diego: May 21-23, 2022. Gastroenterology.

15. Angela Mujukian, MD; Gregory J Botwin, BS; Rashmi Kumar, MD;... Mark C Mattar, MD...Dermot McGovern, MD, PhD. Symptomology Following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Relative to Healthcare Workers. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Las Vegas: October 22-27, 2021. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

16. Gil Melmed, MD, MS; Gregory J Botwin, BS; Ziad Younis, MD;... Mark C Mattar, MD...Dermot McGovern, MD, PhD. Effects of Immune Modifying Therapies on Antibody Responses Following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination in Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Presidential Poster Award. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Las Vegas: October 22-27, 2021. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

17. Rashmi Kumar, MD; Gregory J Botwin, BS; Arash Horizon, MD; ... Mark C Mattar, MD...Dermot McGovern, MD, PhD. Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease After SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Las Vegas: October 22-27, 2021. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

18. Abhinav Sehgal, MD; Soorya N Aggarwal, DO; Rohan Mandaliya, MD; Thomas Loughney,MD; Mark C Mattar, MD. Significant Improvement in the Overall Sessile Serrated Adenoma Detection Rates With High Definition Colonoscopy Compared to Standard Definition Colonoscopy. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Las Vegas: October 22-27, 2021. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

19. William D Davis, DO; Zaemma Zafar, DO; Camille H Boustani, MD; Tenzin Choden,MD; Mark C Mattar, MD. Newly Diagnosed Advanced B-cell Lymphoma in the Setting of Crohn’s Disease on Chronic Azathioprine Management. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Las Vegas: October 22-27, 2021. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

20. Danial Nadeem, MD; Tenzin Choden, MD; Yiannis Dimopoulos, MD; Mark C Mattar, MD. Histology Exposes Hidden Histoplasmosis. Presidential Poster Award. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Las Vegas: October 22-27, 2021. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

21. Nikitha Vobugari, MBBS; Obada Tabbaa, MD; Sandeep Nadella, MBBS; Michael P Ramirez, MD; Nathan Kilian, MD; Mark C Mattar, MD. Characterization of Factors and Outcomes Associated With Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection in Patients After Fecal Microbiota Transplant. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Las Vegas: October 22-27, 2021. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

22. Erica R Cohen, MD; Gregory J Botwin, BS; Brigid Boland, MD;... Mark Mattar, MD...Nimisha Parekh, MD, MPH. A National Cohort of IBD Patients Exhibit Strong COVID-19 Safety Practice Beliefs. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Las Vegas: October 22-27, 2021. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

23. Erica R Cohen, MD; Gregory J Botwin, BS; Gil Melmed, MD... Mark Mattar, MD...Nimisha Parekh, MD, MPH. Psychological Distress During a Global Pandemic: Prevalence and Risk Factors in a National Cohort of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Las Vegas: October 22-27, 2021. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

24. Shiva Shankar Vangimalla, MD; Tenzin Choden, MD; Tushar Khanna, MD; Urvish Patel, MD; Nidhi Malhotra, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Role Of Major Depressive Disorder In Inflammatory Bowel Disease – An Epidemiological And Healthcare Utilization Analysis Of The National Inpatient Sample Database. Oral presentation at Digestive Disease Week, Washington: May 21-23, 2021. Gastroenterology.

25. Christopher V Almario, MD; Lawrence Kogan, MD; Welmoed K. Van Deen, MD, Jason Hou, MD…Mark Mattar, MD… Gil Melmed, MD. EVALUATING THE COST SAVINGS OF A MULTICENTER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING THE DELIVERY OF IBD URGENT CARE. ePoster presentation at Digestive Disease Week, Washington: May 21-23, 2021. Gastroenterology.

26. Disha Sharma, MD; Tenzin Choden, MD; Ramez Halaseh, MD; Rabin Neupane, MD; Mark Mattar, MD; Nidhi Malhotra, MD. CLINICAL AND LABORATORY MARKERS DO NOT PREDICT DEEP HISTOLOGIC REMISSION IN PATIENTS WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS. ePoster presentation at Digestive Disease Week, Washington: May 21-23, 2021. Gastroenterology.

27. Sara Kiparizoska, MD; Yii Chun, Khiew; Mark Mattar, MD, When is IBD note IBD? A Case Report of a Clinical and Histopathological Mimicker of IBD. Presented at the Georgetown University Research Day, Washington DC: May 8, 2021. Winner, 3rd place, best presenter for clinical vignette.

28. Mark Mattar, MD; Krystina Johnson, MD. A tailored coaching strategy utilizing online modules for meaningful learning.  Presented at the virtual MedStar Health-Georgetown University Research Symposium & CENTILE Colloquium for Educators in the Health Professions, Washington, DC: May 10-12, 2021.

29. Andrew Canakis, DO; Megan Murphy, MD; Marco Tori, MD; Tina Jiang; Mark Mattar, MD. The Influence of COVID-19 on Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Related Search Trends. Presented at the virtual Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (AIBD) Annual Meeting, Orlando: December 9-14, 2020. The American Journal of Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journal.

30. Mohamad A Minhem, MD; Ahmad Nakshabandi, MD; Ariel Viramontes, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Incidence and Mortality of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Based on Anatomic Location of Gastrointestinal Tumors. Presented at the virtual ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Antonio: October 23-28, 2020. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

31. Angela Hsu, MD; Jeannette M Joly,BA, Shandiz Shahbazi, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Disseminating Histoplasmosis Masquerading as an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare. Presented at the virtual ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Antonio: October 23-28, 2020. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

32. Bryan S Stone, DO; Joseph W Clinton, MD; Mohamad A Minhem, MD; Ahmad Nakshabandi, MD; Megan E Murphy, MD; Ariel Viramontes, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Gastrointestinal Amyloidosis in the Setting of IBD: A Diagnostic Challenge. Presented at the virtual ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Antonio: October 23-28, 2020. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

33. Krystina A Johnson, MD; Bryan S Stone, DO; Megan E Murphy, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Web-Based Comparison of Traditional Didactics and Flipped Classroom on the Management of Clostridiodes difficile Infection Among Internal Medicine Residents. Outstanding Poster presented at the virtual ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Antonio: October 23-28, 2020. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

34. Krystina A Johnson, MD; Neha Rajpal, MD; Dalal Alhaqqan, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Partial Small Bowel Obstruction: When to Expect the Unexpected. Presented at the virtual ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Antonio: October 23-28, 2020. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

35. Cory Higley, MD; Wei Yan, MD, Sagah Ahmed, MD; Alex Dao, MD; Megan E Murphy, MD; A. Patti; Mark C. Mattar, MD; Amol S Rangnekar, MD. Therapeutic Benefits of Oral Vancomycin in Patients with PSC and UC. Presented at the AASLD, The Liver Meeting Digital Experience, Nov 13-16, 2020.

36. Krystina Johnson, MD; Bryan Stone, DO; Megan Murphy, MD; Mark C. Mattar, MD.  A Web-based Comparison of Traditional Didactics and Flipped Classroom, Management of Clostridiodes difficile Among Internal Medicine Interns. Presented at the Georgetown Department of Medicine Virtual Research Day, Washington, DC: 6/3/2020.

37. Gil Melmed, MD; Jason K Hou, MD; Donald Lum, MD; Mark Mattar, MD...Corey A Siegel, MD. The IBD Urgent Care Toolkit: Which Process Changes are Associated with Successful Improvement? Poster of Distinction presentation at Digestive Disease Week, Chicago: May 2-5, 2020. Gastroenterology.

38. Ripple Mehta, MD; Mohamed Modar Abidian, MD, Mohammed Bayasi, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Vedolizumab-Perioperative Infection Rates in Patients with IBD. Poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week, Chicago: May 2-5, 2020. Gastroenterology.

39. Mohamad A Minhem, MD; Ahmad Nakshabandi, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. Major Mortality Reduction in Patients with Gastrointestinal Bleeding who Undergo Endoscopy: A Nationwide Analysis. Poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week, Chicago: May 2-5, 2020. Gastroenterology.

40. Gil Melmed, MD; Jason K Hou, MD; Donald Lum, MD;... Mark Mattar, MD...Corey A Siegel, MD. Improvement in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care Does not Differ by Practice Type. Poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week, Chicago: May 2-5, 2020. Gastroenterology.

41. Colleen R Kelly, MD; Eugene F Yen, MD; Ari Grinspan, MD;...Mark Mattar, MD...Loren Laine, MD. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation is Highly Effective in Real-World Practice: Initial Results from the American Gastroenterological Association Fecal Microbiota Transplantation National Registry. Poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week, Chicago: May 2-5, 2020. Gastroenterology.

42. Gil Melmed, MD; Brant Oliver; Jason K Hou, MD; …Mark Mattar, MD…Corey Siegel, MD. Quality of Care Initiative Improves Outcomes for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Podium presentation at the Crohn’s & Colitis Congress, Austin: January 23-25, 2020. IBD Journal. Poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week, Chicago: May 2-5, 2020.

43. Ripple Mehta, MD; Mohamed Modar Abidian, MD; Mohammed Bayasi, MD; Mark Mattar, MD, FACG. Vedolizumab – Perioperative Infection Rates in Patients with IBD. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Antonio: October 25-30, 2019. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

44. Alexander Dao, MD; Mohamed Modar Abidian, MD; Aimee LeStrange, CRNP; Mark C. Mattar, MD, FACG; Amol Rangnekar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD. Oral Vancomycin Induces and Maintains Remission of Ulcerative Colitis in Subset of Patients with Associated Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (UC-PSC). Oral presentation at Digestive Disease Week, San Diego: May 18-29, 2019. Gastroenterology.

45. Alexander P. Abadir, MD; James Requa; Andrew Ninh; William Karnes, MD; Mark Mattar, MD, FACG. Unambiguous Real-Time Endoscopic Scoring of Ulcerative Colitis Using a Convolutional Neural Network. Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia: October 5-10, 2018. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

46. Mohamed Modar Abidian, MD;  Leen Al Saleh, MD; Muhamad Alhaj Moustafa, MD; Mark Mattar, MD, FACG. Gastric Adenocarcinoma on the Background of Gastric Sarcoidosis.  Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia: October 5-10, 2018. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

47. Ahmad Nakshabandi, MD; James Topilow, BSc;Sandeep Nadella, MD; Rohan Mandaliya, MD; Mark Mattar, MD, FACG. Pointing Fingers at Multiple Culprits: A Case of Atypical Pyoderma Gangrenosum of the Finger.  Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia: October 5-10, 2018. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

48. Joseph Jennings, MD;  Anita Sivaraman, MD; Mark Mattar, MD, FACG. Endoscopic Remission of Ulcerative Pancolitis Induced by Qing-Dai After Biologic Therapy Failure.  Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia: October 5-10, 2018. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

49. Alexander Dao, MD; Ahmad Nakshabandi, MD; Rohan Mandaliya, MD; Sandeep Nadella, MD;  Mark Mattar, MD, FACG; Aline Charabaty, MD. Capecitabine-Associated Ileocolitis Diagnosed on Colonoscopy.  Presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia: October 5-10, 2018. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

50. Alice Lee, MD; Mark C. Mattar, MD, FACG. A Case of Successful Remission in Ulcerative Colitis Using Herbal Therapy. Presented at the MedStar Health Research Consortium, Washington, DC: May 1, 2017. 1st place at the Georgetown University Research Day: 5/4/2017 for Resident Clinical Vignette. 2nd place at the American College of Physicians Resident/Fellow Member Abstract and Medical Jeopardy Competition: 6/3/2017. Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Orlando: October 13-18, 2017. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.  Presented at the inaugural Crohn’s & Colitis Congress, Las Vegas: January 18-20, 2018.

51. Tenzin Choden, MD; Anand Nath, MD; Melissa O’Hara, RN; Aimee LeStrange, CRNP; Tamira Sanni-Sanoussi, MD; Mark C. Mattar, MD, FACG.  Workflow Algorithm Changes for Triaging IBD Outpatient Calls Can Improve Patient Experience and Reduce Physician Burden. Oral presentation at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG  Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Orlando: October 13-18, 2017. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Presented at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Annual National Forum, Orlando: December 10-13, 2017. Presented at the inaugural Crohn’s & Colitis Congress, Las Vegas: January 18-20, 2018.

52. Ankita Munjal, MD; Joshua M. Steinberg, MD; Samuel Kallus, MD; Nadim G. Haddad, MD; Mark C. Mattar, MD, FACG.  Survey Satisfaction? A Look at Post-Endoscopy Satisfaction Scores.  Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Orlando: October 13-18, 2017. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Presented at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Annual National Forum, Orlando: December 10-13, 2017.

53. Joseph Alukal, MD; Janese Laster, MD; Obada Tabbaa, MD; Pawan Rastogi, MD; Mark C. Mattar, MD, FACG.  Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) in Severe/Complicated Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI): A Case Series. Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Orlando: October 13-18, 2017. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

54. Obada Tabbaa, MD; Pawan Rastogi, MD; Joseph Alukal, MD; Janese Laster, MD; Mark Mattar, MD, FACG.  Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients With and Without Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Tertiary Care Center's Experience. Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Orlando: October 13-18, 2017. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

55. Alyssa Damon, MD; Mia Hodges, MD; Jeremy Zack, MD; Aimee Lestrange, NP; Mark Mattar, MD, FACG; Petra Prins, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD.  Safety of Short 30 minutes Infliximab Infusion: A Pilot Study. Presented at the Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Multidisciplinary Approaches to IBD Patient-Centered Care Conference, Orlando: November 9-11, 2017. American Journal of Gastroenterology.

56. Ankita Munjal, MD, Joshua Steinberg, MD; Samuel Kallus, MD; Mark Mattar, MD, FACG; Nadim Haddad, MD. Survey Satisfaction? A Look at Post-Endoscopy Satisfaction Scores. Presented at the MedStar Health Research Consortium, Washington, DC: May 1, 2017.

57. Tenzin Choden, MD; Anand Nath, MD; Melissa O’Hara, RN; Aimee LeStrange, CRNP; Tamira Sanni-Sanoussi1, MD; Mark C. Mattar, MD, FACG.  IBD Call Center: Improving the Patient Experience. Presented at the MedStar Health Research Consortium, Washington, DC: May 1, 2017.

58. Corey O’Brien; Rodrigo Aguilar; Jennifer Chang, MD; Aimee LeStrange, CNP; Melissa O’Hara, RN; Mark Mattar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD.  Utilizing Anti-TNF Levels and Drug Antibodies to De-escalate Therapy in Patients with IBD. Presented at the CCFA Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Meeting, Orlando: December 8-12, 2016 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journal.

59. Nidhi Malhotra, MD; Gaurav Sahay, MD; Sameer Desale, MS; Aline Charabaty, MD; Mark Mattar, MD.  Health Literacy in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): A Single Center Experience. Presented at the CCFA Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Meeting, Orlando: December 10-12, 2015 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journal.

60. Charoen Mankongpaisarnrung, MD; Mark Mattar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD.  Single-Center Experience: Vedolizumab in Patients with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis at Georgetown University Hospital. Presented at the CCFA Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Meeting, Orlando: December 10-12, 2015 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journal.

61. Katherine J. Hahn, MD, MPH; Shannon J. Morales, MD; James Katsis, MD;  Sabeen Medvedev; MD, Mark Mattar, MD.  Difficulty Distinguishing between Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Extraintestinal Manifestations may offer clues to a Diagnostic Dilemma. Presented at the ACG 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Honolulu: October 16-21, 2015 The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

62. Ashley Vareedayah, MD; Pooja Singhal, MD; Mark Mattar, MD.  EVALUATING FACTORS THAT AFFECT ADHERENCE IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. Presented at the ACG 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Honolulu: October 16-21, 2015 The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

63. Shannon J Morales, MD; Sabeen Medvedev, MD; Alice Lee, MD; Mark Mattar, MD.  A CASE OF SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE COLITIS WITH FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION VIA PEG IN A CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT. Presented at the ACG 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Honolulu: October 16-21, 2015 The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

64. Janes Laster, MD; Mohamed Sultan, MD; Mark Mattar, MD.  FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION IN REFRACTORY CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION IN CHILDREN: CASE REPORT IN KABUKI SYNDROME AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. Presented at the ACG 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Honolulu: October 16-21, 2015 The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

65. Tilak Baba, MD, MPH; Charoen Mankongpaisarnrung, MD; Mark Mattar, MD.  AN UNCOMMON CAUSE OF CONCURRENT HEMOPERITONEUM AND GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION. Presented at the ACG 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Honolulu: October 16-21, 2015 The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

66. Neha Nigam, MD; Walid Chalhoub, MD; Stanley Pietrak, MD; Dalia Abdelaziz, MD, MPH; Philip Sarges, MD; Pooja Singhal, MD; Aimee LeStrange, FNP; Mark Mattar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD. COMPLIANCE WITH COLON CANCER SURVEILLANCE IN THE INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE POPULATION: THE EFFECT OF A FORMAL HEALTH MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. Presented at the ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia: October 17-24, 2014 The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

67. Pooja Singhal, MD; Neha Nigam, MD; Mark Mattar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD. PREVALENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF C. DIFFICILE INFECTION IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT SETTING AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTER. Presented at the ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia: October 17-24, 2014 The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

68. Nidhi Malhotra, MD; Mohamed Sultan, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. GALLBLADDER CANCER ERODING INTO THE DUODENUM CAUSING GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION. Poster and video presented at the ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia: October 17-24, 2014 The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

69. Stanley Pietrak, MD; Dalia Abdelaziz, MD, MPH; Neha Nigam, MD; Walid Chalhoub, MD; Pooja Singhal, MD; Philip Sarges, MD; Mark Mattar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD. COMPLIANCE WITH CERVICAL HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE POPULATION: THE EFFECT OF A FORMAL HEALTH MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. Presented at the ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia: October 17-24, 2014 The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

70. James Katsis, MD; Philip Sarges, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. FISH BONE INGESTION AS AN ETIOLOGY FOR INTRAMURAL DUODENAL HEMATOMA. Presented at the ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia: October 17-24, 2014 The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

71. Stanley Pietrak, MD; Philip Sarges,MD, Neha Nigam, MD; Dalia Abdelaziz, MD, MPH; Walid Chalhoub, MD; Pooja Singhal, MD; Aimee LeStrange, FNP; Mark Mattar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD. COMPLIANCE WITH VACCINATION RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE IBD POPULATION: THE EFFECT OF A FORMAL HEALTH MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. Presented at the ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Philadelphia: October 17-24, 2014 The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

72. Matthew Glading; Mohamed Sultan, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. MEDIAN ARCUATE LIGAMENT SYNDROME – A CAUSE OF CHRONIC ABDOMINAL PAIN IN A PATIENT WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS. Presented at the Georgetown University Department of Medicine Research Day: May 1, 2014.

73. Pawan Rastogi, MD; Mohamed Sultan, MD; Mark Mattar, MD. IPILIMUMAB ASSOCIATED COLITIS: GEORGETOWN’S APPROACH TO IPICOLITIS. Presented at the Regional ACP Meeting and received 1st place in Clinical Research Category: June 7, 2014. Presented at the Georgetown University Department of Medicine Research Day: May 1, 2014.

74. Farah Monzur, MD; Joseph Jennings, MD; Mark Mattar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD. TIMING THE OCCURRENCE OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE OF VARYING SEVERITY AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTER. Presented at the ACG 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Diego:  October 11-16, 2013. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

75. Farah Monzur, MD; Joseph Jennings, MD; Mark Mattar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD. IBD-ASSOCIATED MALIGNANCIES: ARE WE SCREENING OFTEN ENOUGH? Presented at the ACG 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Diego:  October 11-16, 2013. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

76. Neha Nigam; Dalia Abdelaziz; Walid Chalhoub; Mohamed Sultan; Mark Mattar,MD. CYTOMEGALOVIRUS JEJUNITIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT: A CASE REPORT. Presented at the ACG 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Diego:  October 11-16, 2013. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

77. Joseph Jennings, MD; Farah Monzur, MD; Mark Mattar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD. COLONIC LYMPHOMAS ASSOCIATED WITH BIOLOGIC AND IMMUNOMODULATOR THERAPY FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. Presented at the ACG 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Diego:  October 11-16, 2013. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

78. Pooja Singhal, MD; Mary Catherine Daly; Mark Mattar, MD; Aline Charabaty, MD. PREVALENCE OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION DURING IBD FLARE-UPS IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING: EXPERIENCE OF A TERTIARY CARE CENTER. Presented at the ACG 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Diego:  October 11-16, 2013. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

79. Mark Mattar, MD; Pooja Singhal, MD; Nadim Haddad, MD; Kathy Bull-Henry, MD. STENT PLACEMENT FOR PRIMARY MALIGNANT MELANOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS. Image of the Month. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2010 Feb; 105(2):Cover.

80. Mark Mattar, MD; Nissrin Ezmerli, MD; Timothy O. Lipman, MD; Richard L. Amdur, PhD; Robert Dufour, MD. THE USE OF PIVKA-II AND AFP FOR HCC SCREENING IN A VAMC POPULATION WITH CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE. Presented at the ACG 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Diego:  October 23-28, 2009. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

81. Anchal Sud, MD; Mark C. Mattar, MD;  Yasmin Karim, MD;  Thomas Taylor, MD; Kathy Bull-Henry, MD. YIELD OF DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY (DBE) AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL:  A TWO YEAR ANALYSIS. Presented at the ACG 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, San Diego:  October 23-28, 2009. The American Journal of Gastroenterology

82. Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS; Peter Glassman MBBS, MSc; Gareth Dulai, MD, MSHS; Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD; Mary Farid, DO; Inder Singh, MD; Dan Naim, MD; Wayne Ho, MD; Mark Mattar, MD; Mark Makhani, MD; Jennifer Talley, MSPH; Lee Ochotorena, RN; Caroline Goldzweig, MD, MSHS. IMPROVING ADHERENCE WITH PPI PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES IN HIGH-RISK NSAID USERS: A CONTROLLED “BEFORE AND AFTER” TRIAL OF AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD REMINDER.  April 2007.  Volume 132, Issue 4, Supplement S1.  Presented at the Digestive Disease Week Meeting on Turning Science into Medicine Chicago:  May 19-24, 2007.

83. Mark Mattar, Paul Frankel, Kevin Clarke, Yun Yen, Donald David, David Chu. IMPROVED SURVIVAL IN COLORECTAL CANCERS WITH ADENOMAS. Supplement, Gastroenterology. April 2005. Volume 128, Number 4. Presented at the Digestive Disease Week Meeting on Turning Science into Medicine, Chicago: May 14-19, 2005. The Journal of Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 2005.

84. Mark Mattar, Kim Trinh, Michael Rotblatt, Soma Wali. A CASE OF BIZARRE BELLY-ACHE. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2005 April; 20, s1. Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, New Orleans:May 11-14, 2005. Also presented at the Solomon Scholars Research Forum, Los Angeles: June 14, 2004.

85. Kevin Clarke, Mark Mattar, Paul Frankel, David Chu, Yun Yen. SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SYNCHRONOUS COLORECTAL ADENOMAS REFLECT FIELD CANCERIZATION EFFECT.  Proceedings, American Association of Cancer Research. April 2005. Presented at the 96th Annual American Association of Cancer Research Meeting, Anaheim: April 16-20, 2005..

86. Kevin Clarke, Mark Mattar, Paul Frankel, David Chu.  FIELD EFFECT IN COLORECTAL CANCER: WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE?  Presented at the 58th Annual Society of Cancer Research Symposium, Atlanta: March 3-6, 2005

87. Mattar, MC, Stevens, MP, Rotblatt, M. PROJECT KENYA: MALARIA PREVENTION IN RURAL AFRICA. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2006 April; 21, s4. Presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, Los Angeles: April 26-29, 2006.   

88. K. Palm, PhD; Y. Middleton, MS; I. Avital, M.D.; M. Mattar, BS; W. Arnaout, FACS, M.D.; T. Neuman. TRACING THE NEURONAL ORIGINS OF CARCINOID TUMOURS MAY LEAD TO A NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH AND GENE THERAPY OF CARCINOIDS.  Presented at The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Eighth International Conference on Gene Therapy of Cancer, San Diego: December 9-11, 1999.

Research Funding:

Agency: PCORI, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Identifying Number: n/a

Title of Project: Treat-to-Target of Endoscopic Remission in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Symptomatic Remission: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (QUOTIENT)

Dates of Project Period: 10/2021 - Present

Corresponding PI: Mark Mattar, MD

Total Direct Costs over all years of award:  $85,000 of $6.3M grant

Total Indirect Costs over all years of award:   n/a                  

Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:  $85,000

Role on Project: Site Principal Investigator, collaborating with the PIs Drs. Sid Singh from UC San Diego and Jason Hou from Baylor

Description: As a site principal investigator on this award, I am involved in design, recruiting, prescreening, and oversight with the help of a research coordinator.  

Percent Effort: 1

Agency: Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Identifying Number: ClinicalTrials.Gov NCT05242471

Title of Project: A Study of Combination Therapy With Guselkumab and Golimumab in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease (DUET-CD)             

Dates of Project Period: 8/2023 - Present

Corresponding PI: Mark Mattar, MD

Total Direct Costs over all years of award:  $230,000

Total Indirect Costs over all years of award:   $85,000                  

Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:  $315,000

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

Description: As a principal investigator on this award, I am involved in recruiting, prescreening, and oversight with the help of a research assistant.  

Percent Effort: 1

Agency: Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Identifying Number: ClinicalTrials.Gov NCT05242484

Title of Project: A Study of Combination Therapy With Guselkumab and Golimumab in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (DUET-UC)             

Dates of Project Period: 8/2023 - Present

Corresponding PI: Mark Mattar, MD

Total Direct Costs over all years of award:  $245,000

Total Indirect Costs over all years of award:   $110,000                  

Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:  $355,000

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

Description: As a principal investigator on this award, I am involved in recruiting, prescreening, and oversight with the help of a research assistant.  

Percent Effort: 1

Agency: uBiome Microbiome Grant Initiative

Identifying Number: n/a

Title of Project: Effect of Diet on Gut Microbiome Diversity in Obese vs Health-Weight patients

Dates of Project Period: 6/2018 - Present

Corresponding PI: Mark Mattar, MD

Total Direct Costs over all years of award:  $80,000

Total Indirect Costs over all years of award:   n/a                  

Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:  $80,000

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

Description: As a principal investigator on this award, I am involved in recruiting, prescreening, and oversight with the help of a nurse coordinator.  

Percent Effort: 1

Agency: Nestec, LTD and its affiliate Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.             

Identifying Number: CTC ID: 807

Title of Project: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Nutritional Therapy in Subjects with Active Crohn’s Disease

Dates of Project Period: 2/2017 to 6/2021

Corresponding PI: Mark Mattar, MD

Total Direct Costs over all years of award: $72,198

Total Indirect Costs over all years of award: $21,659   

Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:  $93,857

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

Description: As a principal investigator on this award, I am involved in recruiting, prescreening, and oversight with the help of a research assistant.  

Percent Effort: 1

Agency: MedImmune, Inc

Identifying Number: CTC ID: 682

Title of Project: A Phase 2b Double-blind, Multi-dose, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MEDI2070 in Subjects with Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease Who Have Failed or Are Intolerant to Anti-tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Therapy                           

Dates of Project Period: 10/2016 to 10/2017

Corresponding PI: Mark Mattar, MD

Total Direct Costs over all years of award:  $246,785

Total Indirect Costs over all years of award:   $105,765                  

Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:  $352,550

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

Description: As a principal investigator on this award, I am involved in recruiting, prescreening, and oversight with the help of a research assistant.  

Percent Effort: 1

Agency: Georgetown Department of Medicine Pilot Grant Award

Identifying Number: n/a

Title of Project: ·Quality of care program in inflammatory bowel disease

Dates of Project Period: 7/1/2016-7/1/2017

Corresponding PI: Mark Mattar, MD

Total Direct Costs over all years of award:  $10,000

Total Indirect Costs over all years of award:   n/a                  

Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:  $10,000

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

Description: As a principal investigator on this award, I am involved in recruiting, prescreening, and oversight with the help of a nurse coordinator.  

Percent Effort: 1

Agency: Gilead Sciences, Inc

Identifying Number: CTC ID: 656

Title of Project: ·A Combined Phase 2/3, Double-Blind, Randomized. Placebo-Controlled, Induction and Maintenance Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of GS5745 in Subjects with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Dates of Project Period: 10/2015 to Present

Corresponding PI: Mark Mattar, MD

Total Direct Costs over all years of award:  $145,975

Total Indirect Costs over all years of award:   $62,560                  

Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:  $208,535

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

Description: As a principal investigator on this award, I am involved in recruiting, prescreening, and oversight with the help of a research assistant.  

Percent Effort: 1

Agency: Janssen Research and Development             

Identifying Number: CTC ID: 553

Title of Project: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Multicenter

Protocol to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Ustekinumab Induction and Maintenance Therapy in Subjects with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Dates of Project Period: 8/2015 to Present

Corresponding PI: Mark Mattar, MD

Total Direct Costs over all years of award:  $211,225            

Total Indirect Costs over all years of award:   $90,525                  

Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:  $301,750

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

Description: As a principal investigator on this award, I am involved in recruiting, prescreening, and oversight with the help of a research assistant. 

Percent Effort: 1

Educational Grants:

Agency: MedStar Health Academic Investment Fund             

Title of Project: MedStar Gastroenterology Compensation Plan for Educational and Research Activities

Dates of Project: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2024                           

Role on Project: Program Director, Co-Recipient             

Total Dollar Amount: $500,000

Agency: Helmsley Charitable Trust             

Title of Project: 2022 Support for The ‘Mastering Clinical Challenges in IBD’ Symposium

Dates of Project: 5/7/2022                                         

Role on Project: Principal Investigator                           

Total Dollar Amount:              $35,000

Agency: Prometheus Laboratories                           

Title of Project: The 2015 MedStar Health Meeting on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Pathologies

Dates of Project: 3/18/2015                                         

Role on Project: Principal Investigator                           

Total Dollar Amount:              $4,500

Agency: Takeda Pharmaceuticals                           

Title of Project: The 2015 MedStar Health Meeting on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Pathologies

Dates of Project: 3/18/2015                                         

Role on Project: Principal Investigator                           

Total Dollar Amount:              $10,000                                         

Invited Lectures:

a)     Local

Outpatient Resident Lecture Series: IBD for the Primary Care Physician, Georgetown University, September, 2017, 2020,2022,2024

Resident Med Ed, Residents as Teachers: Teaching Procedural Skills, MedStar Health, 2019 -2024

Michael Adams Clinical Educators (MACE) Resident Tract Lecture Series: Medical Coaching Utliizing Cognitive Apprenticeship, November, 2022

Gastroenterology Fellows Lecture Series: Fecal Transplant, C. Difficile and IBD: An Update, Georgetown University Hospital, 2019 - 2022

Gastroenterology Fellows Lecture Series: Business of Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, May, 2022

Resident Program Director Retreat: Breakout session on “Innovational Educational Strategies in GME: Let’s Play!” MedStar Health, April, 2022

Teaching Scholars Journal Club: Why does this learner perform poorly on tests? Using self-regulated learning theory to diagnose the problem and implement solutions, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, February, 2022

Teaching Scholars Theory Presentation: Cognitive Apprenticeship, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, February, 2022

Grand Rounds: Fecal Transplant, C. Difficile and IBD: An Update, Virginia Hospital Center, January 2022

APC Boot Camp: Introduction to IBD, MedStar Health, January 2022

Grand Rounds: Accountable: Data-Driven Quality Care and Safety in Gastroenterology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, October, 2021

CENTILE (Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education) Journal Club: Social media in knowledge translation and education for physicians and trainees: a scoping review, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, October, 2021

Resident Lecture Series: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for C. difficile and Beyond, Georgetown University Hospital, December, 2020

Lecture in Clinical Applications of the Microbiota, SYSM-570: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for C. Difficile and Beyond, Georgetown University Biomedical Informatics Course, April, 2020

Lecture in Breakthroughs in Gastroenterology for the Primary Care Provider: Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Health Maintenance, November, 2017

Grand Rounds: Fecal Transplant: C. Difficile and IBD: An Update, Virginia Commonwealth University, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, October, 2019

Fellow Med Ed, Fellows as Teachers: Instructional and Curriculum Design, Georgetown University Hospital, February, 2019

Lecture in Breakthroughs in Gastroenterology for the Primary Care Provider: Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Health Maintenance, November, 2017

Grand Rounds: Fecal Transplant: C. Difficile and IBD: An Update, Virginia Commonwealth University, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, October, 2019

Grand Rounds: Fecal Transplant: C. Difficile and IBD, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, October, 2018

Resident Lecture Series: Diet and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Georgetown University Hospital, October, 2013 – 2018

Lecture in Advances in Gastroenterology for the Primary Care Provider: Fecal Transplants: Who’s A Candidate? November, 2017

GI Fellow Lecture Series: Advances in IBD Therapeutics, Georgetown University Hospital, September, 2013 – 2017

Lecture on cancer prevention, “Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention,” Community Health Clinics, September, 2017

Outpatient Resident Lecture Series: IBD for the Primary Care Physician, Georgetown University, September, 2017, 2020,2022,2024

Symposium Lecture with medical resident Michele Barnhill in GUMC Teaching Academy for the Health Sciences (CENTILE) local conference: Flipping the classroom, trialing a new approach to learning Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Georgetown University Hospital, May, 2017

Lecture in Meeting on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Other Inflammatory Pathologies of the GI Tract: Updates in Colon Cancer Surveillance in IBD, April, 2017

Lecture in Meeting on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Other Inflammatory Pathologies of the GI Tract: Quality Improvement in IBD, April, 2017

Lecture in the 12th Annual Georgetown Meeting on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Pancreatobiliary Surgery: Infections in IBD, C. Difficile and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, March, 2016

Patient Workshop: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, The Microbiome Solution Workshop, January, 2016

Lecture in Biomedical Informatics Syllabus BCHB-591: Humanistic Health Care in the Age of Electronic Health Records, Georgetown University Biomedical Informatics Course, December, 2015

Grand Rounds: Infections in IBD: C. Difficile and Fecal Transplant, Virginia Hospital Center, October, 2015

Roundtable Discussion: Crohn’s Disease Roundtable: What is Remission and How Do We Get There? MedStar Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD, October, 2015

Patient Education Symposium: State of Celiac Disease Series: 2015 Washington DC Gluten-Free Expo, June, 2015

Family Medicine Residency Core Lectures: Health Maintenance in IBD, University Department of Family Medicine, Date of Presentation: June, 2015

Lecture in Health Meeting on Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Colorectal Pathologies: Infections in IBD: C. Difficile and Fecal Transplant, April, 2015

Patient Education Seminar: The Latest in IBD: Medical Therapy Update and New Treatments for Patients, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax, VA, November, 2014

Roundtable Discussion: The Mission: Transition to Remission in IBD, Disorders Associates, Annapolis, MD, May, 2014

Patient Education Forum: IBD Management, Series: YOU, ME & IBD. A Shared Vision for Healthy Living, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Georgetown University Hospital, December, 2013

GI Fellow Lecture Series: Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer, Georgetown University Hospital, November, 2013

Patient Education Forum: IBD Management, Series: YOU, ME & IBD, Health Maintenance and Prevention in IBD, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Holy Cross Hospital, April, 2013

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds: Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer, University Hospital, January 17, 2013

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 10th GI Update on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Pancreatobiliary Surgery , Management of the Patient with Complicated Inflammatory Bowel Disease, December, 2012

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds: Complications of Cirrhosis, Current Management Guidelines, Virginia University School of Medicine, Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center, May, 2012

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Community Forum for Colorectal Cancer Awareness, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention, March, 2011

b)     National

Co-Director, The 2024 MedStar Health – Northwestern Medicine “IBD Masterclass” symposium, 2024

Clinical Corner Journal Club, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, May 2024

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2nd Year Fellows Course Hands-On Endoscopy Breakout Sessions as an EMR Faculty, 2017-2021, 2023

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and NYU-Langone 1st Year Fellows IBD101 Course Small Group Facilitator, 2023, 2024

Lecture at the Northeast Regional Patient & Caregiver Education Conference: “How to Engage a Team of Clinicians” Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Northeast Region MyIBD Learning Series, Hartford, CT, May, 2022

Facebook Live Webinar for Patients: Multidisciplinary IBD Care. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, December, 2020

Grand Rounds, Organizer and Moderator: Combination Therapies in IBD: Assessing the Evidence for and Against, American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), September, 2020

Patient Education Series: IBD Treat to Target, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, August, 2020

Facebook Live Webinar for Patients: IBD Care during COVID-19. Why I spin4 crohn’s and colitis, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, April, 2020

Lecture in Chesapeake Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) annual Fall Conference: Fecal Transplant Updates, November, 2019

Presenter at REACH-IBD (Rising Educators, Academics, and Clinicians Helping IBD): Stump the Expert IBD Cases, June, 2018

Grand Rounds: Nutrition and IBD, University of Maryland Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, June, 2017

Lecture in ACG IBD School: Management of EIM: Disease-related, Disease-unrelated, and Therapy-Related, April, 2017

Lecture in ACG IBD School: Diet and Nutrition, April, 2017

Gastroenterology Awareness “Lunch and Learn”: GI Cancer Prevention, Institution: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 2014,2015

Roundtable Discussion: Moderate to Severe UC and CD, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2014

Roundtable Discussion: Case Vignettes in Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Salem Gastroenterology Center, Salem, OH, March, 2014

c)     International

Webinar Presentation for Providers and Patients: Understanding the Treat to Target Approach and Effective Partnering in Managing Your IBD, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, October, 2020

Medical Education Speakers Network CME event. Ulcerative Colitis; Therapeutic Updates and Emerging Therapies, 2018, 2020

Innovating Medical Education Series: IBD Linx 3.0: Emerging Leaders in IBD Stimulus Symposium, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Crohn’s and Colitis Center, June, 2015

Editorships, Editorial Boards, and Reviewing Activities

a)     Peer Reviewer

Journal of Digestive Diseases, Journal manuscript reviewer, January 2022 to Present

BMJ Case Reports, Journal manuscript reviewer, August 2014 to Present

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Journal manuscript reviewer, November 2014 to Present

American Journal of Gastroenterology, Journal manuscript reviewer, 2013 to Present

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Journal manuscript reviewer, 2017 to Present

Cureus, Journal manuscript reviewer, November 2022

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Journal manuscript reviewer, May 2022

Frontiers in Medicine, Gastroenterology, Journal manuscript reviewer, April 2022

Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, Gastroenterology, Journal manuscript reviewer, 2021

Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Journal manuscript reviewer, May 2021

Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Journal manuscript reviewer, January 2020

Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Patient Brochure,  Reviewer, March 2018

Current Medical Research & Opinion, Journal manuscript reviewer, September 2017

Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Journal manuscript reviewer, January 2017

World Journal of Gastroentrointestinal Pathophysiology, Journal manuscript reviewer, January 2015-2016

World Journal of Gastroentrointestinal Endoscopy, Journal manuscript reviewer, January 2015

The Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal manuscript reviewer, November 2014

Johns Hopkins Press, Ad hoc book reviewer for “Making Sense of IBS,” by Brian Lacy, Ph.D., M.D., December 2013

b)     Editorial Board Member

World Journal of Gastroenterology Editorial Board, Member, December 2016 to Present

Webmed Central Gastroenterology, Editor, 2013 to Present

American College of Gastroenterology Education Universe Editorial Board, Program Director for IBD section, September 2016 to 2024

American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) AGA Program Director Toolkit, Editor, December 2020

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Journal, Associate Editor, Social Media, July 2020 to July 2021

c)     Editorials

Becker’s Hospital Review, Editorial on “ASC leaders' secrets to success.” October 2022

TEACHING, MENTORING, AND ADVISING

Teaching Activities

Medical School Courses

Name and Course Number: 1st Year Medical Student Core Lecture Case Discussion: Small and Large Intestine Pathology

Role: Instructor

Number of Direct* Contact Hours: 2

Years Taught: Spring  2024

Number of Students: 200

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name and Course Number: 1st Year Medical Student Core Lecture Case Discussion: Small and Large Intestine Pathology

Role: Instructor

Number of Direct* Contact Hours: 2

Years Taught: Spring  2023

Number of Students: 200

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name and Course Number: 1st Year Medical Student Core Lecture Case Discussion: Small and Large Intestine Pathology

Role: Instructor

Number of Direct* Contact Hours: 2

Years Taught: Spring  2022

Number of Students: 200

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name and Course Number: 1st Year Medical Student Core Lecture Case Discussion: Small and Large Intestine Pathology

Role: Instructor

Number of Direct* Contact Hours: 2

Years Taught: Spring  2021

Number of Students: 200

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name and Course Number: 1st Year Medical Student Core Lecture Case Discussion: Small and Large Intestine Pathology

Role: Instructor

Number of Direct* Contact Hours: 2

Years Taught: Spring  2019

Number of Students: 200

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name and Course Number: 1st Year Medical Student Core Lecture: Small and Large Intestine Pathology

Role: Instructor

Number of Direct* Contact Hours: 2

Years Taught: Spring  2018

Number of Students: 200

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name and Course Number: 3rd Year Medical Student Monthly Lecture: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Role: Instructor

Number of Direct* Contact Hours: 12 per year, 2012 to present

Year Taught: 2013 - Present

Number of Students: 200

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name and Course Number: 2nd Year Medical Student Core Lecture: Small and Large Intestine Pathology

Role: Instructor

Number of Direct* Contact Hours: 2

Years Taught: Spring 2016, 2017, 2018

Number of Students: 200

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name and Course Number: Biomedical Informatics BCHB-591: Humanistic Health Care in Times of Electronic Health Records

Role: Instructor

Number of Direct* Contact Hours: 1

Year Taught: 2015

Number of Students: 15

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Medical School Clerkships

Name of Clerkship: GAS-301 Medical Student Gastroenterology Outpatient Elective Course

Role: Director and Instructor

Number of Direct Contact Hours*: 40

Year Taught: April 2019 to present

Number of Students/Fellows: 20 3rd-year medical students

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name of Clerkship: GAS-500 Medical Student Gastroenterology Outpatient Elective Course

Role: Director and Instructor

Number of Direct Contact Hours*: 40

Year Taught: April 2019 to present

Number of Students/Fellows: 20 4th-year medical students

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name of Clerkship: IBD practicum for Masters in System Medicine

Role: Research Mentor

Number of Direct Contact Hours*: 40

Year Taught: July 2015 to present

Number of Students/Fellows: 1 student

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name of Clerkship: Gastroenterology Inpatient Rotation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Role: Clinical Instructor

Number of Direct Contact Hours*: 100 per year

Year Taught: 2013 to present

Number of Students/Fellows per year: 10/18

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name of Clerkship: Gastroenterology Outpatient Rotation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Role: Clinical Instructor

Number of Direct Contact Hours*: 100 per year

Year Taught: 2013 to present

Number of Students/Residents/Fellows per year: 5/15/10

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Name of Clerkship: General Gastroenterology Inpatient Rotation

Role: Clinical Instructor

Number of Direct Contact Hours*: 100 (10 weeks) per year

Year Taught: 2012 to present

Number of Students/Fellows per year: 20/10

Overall Evaluation Score: 5/5

Average number of Clinical Fellows you train per year = 16

Average number of Residents you train per year = 20

Average number of Medical Students you train per year = 200

Teaching Recognition/Awards (include both nominations and awards)

Award Name: Washingtonian Top Doctor Award

Year: 2020 - Present

Award Name: Fellow of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (FCCF)

Year: 2024

Award Name: Northern Virginia Top Doctor

Year: 2021

Award Name: Fellow, American Gastroenterology Association

Year: 2020

Award Name: Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology

Year: 2018

Award Name: Gastroenterology Fellows Award for Excellence in Teaching

Year: 2015

B. Mentoring:

Names of Mentees: Maria Salamanca

Dates of Mentorship: 6/1/2024 – Present

Outcomes: Medical Student Summer Research Project, Socioeconomic Disparities and Injectable Biologic Access in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Presented at the Georgetown Summer Research Capstone Event.

Names of Mentees: Abhinav Sehgal, Soorya Aggarwal

Dates of Mentorship: 6/1/2020 – 5/1/2022

Outcomes: Independent Scholarly Project (ISP), Improving sessile serrated adenoma detection rates with high definition colonoscopy: A retrospective study. Presented at the MedStar Georgetown University Medical Student Research Day. Manuscript published in World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Names of Mentees: Tushar Khanna, Shiva Vangimalla

Dates of Mentorship: 5/1/2020-5/1/2022

Outcomes: Mentor for Role of Major Depressive Disorder In Inflammatory Bowel

Disease - An Epidemiological and Healthcare Utilization Analysis Of The National Inpatient Sample Database. Presented as oral presentation at Digestive Disease Week, 5/2021.

Names of Mentee: Michael Ramirez and Nikitha Vobugari

Dates of Mentorship: 3/2020-4/2021

Outcomes: Independent Scholarly Project (ISP), Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) for Recurrent C. Difficile Infection: Risk Factors for Recurrence and Efficacy of Repeat Treatment. Poster presented at the Georgetown University Student Research Day. Oral presentation at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Research Day, winner of Best Podium Presenter.

Names of Mentees: Krystina Johnson, Bryan Stone

Dates of Mentorship: 8/9/2019 to 10/2020

Outcomes: Mentor for inaugural Michael Adams Clinical Educator (MACE) residency track. Abstract on  C. difficile awareness among Internal Medicine trainees. A Web-based Comparison of Traditional Didactics and Flipped Classroom presented at Georgetown Department of Medicine Virtual Research Day 6/3/2020 and received ACG Outstanding Poster Presenter, 10/2020.

Names of Mentees: Sandeep Nadella, Mark Real

Dates of Mentorship: 9/1/2019 to 6/2020

Outcomes: Mentor for “Fellows as Teachers” course and end-of-course presentation.

Names of Mentee: Tenzin Choden

Dates of Mentorship: 1/1/2020 – 2/12/2020

Outcomes: Mentor for Internal Medicine Noon Lecture Series Lecture, ”IBD and Health Maintenance.”

Names of Mentees: Shani Kamberi, Blanca I. Muñoz Villarreal

Dates of Mentorship: 7/15/2019-7/26/2019

Outcomes: Georgetown University Academy For Research, Clinical, and Health Equity Scholarship (GU ARCHES) Gastroenterology rotation

Names of Mentee: Kevin Jocham

Dates of Mentorship: 1/1/19-5/1/19

Outcomes: Independent Scholarly Project (ISP), Poster presented at the Georgetown University Student Research Day.

Names of Mentee: Nadeen Hussain

Dates of Mentorship: 6/1/2018-10/1/2018

Outcomes: Independent Scholarly Project (ISP), Poster presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting , Georgetown University Student Research Day and manuscript published in Gastroenterology & Hepatology Journal: Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Depression.

Names of Mentees: Mikaela Cochrane, Ana Torres

Dates of Mentorship: 7/9/2018-7/20/2018

Outcomes: Georgetown University Academy For Research, Clinical, and Health Equity Scholarship (GU ARCHES) Gastroenterology rotation

Names of Mentees: Michele Barnhill, MD; Alice Lee, MD

Dates of Mentorship: 1/1/2017 - Present

Outcomes: Oral presentation at Colloquium for the GUMC Educators in the Health Professions, CENTILE (Center for Innovation and Learning in Education).

Names of Mentees: Samuel Kallus, MD; Joseph Jennings, MD

Dates of Mentorship: 7/2017-12/2017

Outcomes: Lecture Presentation on “IBD for the Primary Care Physician,” Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital.

Names of Mentees: Kimberly Gonzalez, Kenny Escobar

Dates of Mentorship: 7/20/2017-7/27/2017

Outcomes: Georgetown University Academy For Research, Clinical, and Health Equity Scholarship (GU ARCHES) Gastroenterology rotation

Names of Mentees: Alice Lee, MD

Dates of Mentorship: 3/1/2017 – 6/1/2017

Outcomes: Poster presented at MedStar Research Consortium: A Case of Successful Remission in Ulcerative Colitis Using Herbal Therapy.

Names of Mentees: Tenzin Choden, MD; Anand Nath, MD; Melissa O’Hara, RN; Aimee LeStrange, CRNP; Tamira Sanni-Sanoussi, MD

Dates of Mentorship: 1/1/2017 – 6/1/2017

Outcomes: Poster presented at MedStar Research Consortium: IBD Call Center: Improving the Patient Experience.

Names of Mentees: Takashi Kitani

Dates of Mentorship: 4/1/2016 – 5/1/2017

Outcomes: Dean’s Summer Research Stipend Award: Mesalamine as an adjuvant  therapy Crohn’s Disease.

Names of Mentees: Tamira Sanni-Sanoussi

Dates of Mentorship: 8/1/2015 – 7/1/2016

Outcomes: Independent Scholarly Project (ISP) poster presented at SOM Research Day on IBD nurse triage study.

Names of Mentees: Tamira Sanni-Sanoussi

Dates of Mentorship: 8/1/2015 – 7/1/2016

Outcomes: M.S. degree in Systems Medicine practicum in inflammatory bowel disease, genomics and nurse triage study.

Names of Mentees: Praneet Wander, MD

Dates of Mentorship: 8/10/2015 – 9/1/2016

Outcomes: Collaboration to create web-based and mobile application for Landmark Trials in IBD Review Summaries.

Names of Mentees: Gaurav Sahay, MD; Nidhi Malhotra, MD

Dates of Mentorship: 10/1/2014 – 9/1/2015

Outcomes: Everest Foundation Scholar, Publication on “Health Literacy and IBD,” winner of department of medicine research day award, matriculation into Marshall University Hospital Internal Medicine Training Program.

Names of Mentees: Marc Landsman, MD; Mohamed Sultan, MD

Dates of Mentorship: 1/3/2014-9/16/2014

Outcomes: Manuscript published, “Diagnosis and Management of Common Gastrointestinal Tract Infectious Diseases in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease Patients." Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journal.

Names of Mentees: Matthew Glading

Dates of Mentorship: 3/3/2013-3/30/2013

Outcomes: Poster presented at the Georgetown Research Day, “Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome – A Cause of Postprandial Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis."

Names of Mentees: Pawan Rastogi, MD; Mohamed Sultan, MD.

Dates of Mentorship: 11/1/2013 – 4/1/2015

Outcomes: Poster Presented at Georgetown Research Day, “Ipilimumab Associated Colitis: Georgetown’s Approach to IpiColitis.” Also presented at the Regional ACP Meeting, receiving First Place in Clinical Research Category and manuscript published in Word Journal of Gastroenterology.

Names of Mentees: Elizabeth Hill, MD; Mohamed Sultan, MD; Walid Chalhoub, MD.

Dates of Mentorship: 10/1/2013 – 4/1/2014

Outcomes: Manuscript published in the Journal of Medical Cases (JMC), “Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome – A Cause of Postprandial Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis."

Name of Mentee: Joseph Jennings

Dates of Mentorship: 1/3/2013 – 6/2/2013

Outcomes: 3rd Place Poster presented at the American College of Physicians Regional Meeting. Poster Presented at Georgetown Research Day, and the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, “Colonic Lymphomas Associated with Biological Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.”

Name of Mentee: Farah Monzur

Dates of Mentorship: 1/3/2013 – 8/1/2013

Outcomes: Poster presented at the Georgetown Research Day, and the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting “Timing the Occurrence of Colorectal Cancer in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease of Varying Severity at a Tertiary Care Center.”

Names of Mentees: Mary Catherine Daly; Pooja Singhal, MD.

Dates of Mentorship: 11/1/2012 – 4/1/2013

Outcomes: Poster presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, and Georgetown Research Day, “Prevalence of Clostridium difficile Infection During IBD Flare-ups in the Outpatient Setting: Experience of a Tertiary Care Center.”

SERVICE

University Service:

Department

GI Service Line Clinical Champion, Suki® AI MedStar Rollout, 2024 to present

Workforce Member, MedStar Gastroenterology Intake Automation (IA) Transformation Initiative, 2024 to present

Committee Member, Project CORE: Coordinating Optimal Referral Experiences Task Force, 2023 to present

Council Member, MedStar Health Physician Leadership Council, 2022 to present

Developer, Gastroenterology Quality Improvement Curriculum, 2017 to present

Committee Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), 2017 to present

Committee Member, Georgetown University Program Evaluation Committee, 2016 to present

CME Planning Committee Director, MedStar Washington Hospital Center Updates in Gastroenterology, 2014 to present

Committee Member, Georgetown University Clinical Competency Committee, 2013 to present

Faculty Champion, Georgetown University Patient Safety Event Management Team, 2012 to present

Faculty Facilitator, GI Fellow Morning Report and Journal Club, 2012 to present

CME Planning Committee Co-chair, Georgetown GI IBD Multidisciplinary Clinical Conference, 2012 to present

Organizer and Facilitator, 6-Session IBD Primer for MedStar advanced practice providers, 2022

Organizer and Facilitator, Feedback Workshop for GI faculty and fellows, 2021

Member, MedStar Gastroenterology Task Force on Adapting Auto Texts for CPT® Evaluation and Management (E/M) Outpatient and Prolonged Services Code Changes, 2020

Organizer and Facilitator, COVID-19 Vaccine Update for Department of Gastroenterology, 2020

Facilitator, Leadership Book Club for GI fellows, 2020

Member, MedStar Graduate Medical Education Recruitment Task Force, 2020

Committee Member, MedStar Outpatient COVID-19 Reopen and Ramp up (RO/RU) Committee (GMEC), 2020

Interviewer for Internal Medicine residency applicants, Faculty interviewer, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020

Co-Director, The First Annual Georgetown Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) Training Workshop, 2019

Committee Member, MedStar Washington Hospital Center Internal Medicine Retreat Mentoring Small Group, 2018

School

Research Judge, Annual George M. Kober Student Research Day, 2015, 2018, 2024

Member, Georgetown Arab-American Medical Students and Faculty, 2024

Developer and Site Manager, IBD Linx database for medical students, residents and fellows, 2013 to present

Interviewee, Georgetown University School of Medicine Medical Careers Course with Ido Simyoni, 2022

Research Judge of medical students, Georgetown University Department of Medicine Clinical Research Week, 2021, 2022

Research Poster Moderator, Summer Research Capstone Presentation, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024

Committee Member, Georgetown University Department of Medicine Promotions Committee, 2017 to 2020

Developer, Flipped Classroom and Team-Based Learning Endoscopy Modules, 2nd year medical student core curriculum, 2018

University

Research Judge of medical residents, Georgetown University Department of Medicine Clinical Research Week, 2021

Principal Member, Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education (CENTILE) Georgetown University Medical Center Teaching Academy for the Health Sciences, 2020

Clinical Research Judge, Georgetown University Department of Medicine Clinical Research Day, 2013 – 2019, 2023

Member, CENTILE Platform Skills Faculty Learning Community Meeting, 2016

Member, CENTILE Instruction Design Faculty Learning Community Meeting, 2015

Associate Member, Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education (CENTILE) Georgetown University Medical Center Teaching Academy for the Health Sciences, 2015

MedStar or Hospital Service

Ambassador, MedStar Georgetown Pavilion Project, 2023 to present

Workgroup Member, MedStar Non Oncology Infusion Order Optimization Workgroup, 2022 to present

Member, International Bowel Ultrasound (IBUS) Group, 2022 to present

Workgroup Member, MedStar Georgetown Gastroenterology Research Workgroup, 2020 to present

Member, MedStar Health Physician Leadership Team, 2018 to present

Co-chair, Patient Safety and Quality Conference, 2017 to present

Committee Member, Georgetown University Patient Satisfaction Review Committee, 2013 to present

Medical Chair, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation spin4 crohn’s and colitis cures, 2019 - 2021

Member, Abstract Review Committee, MedStar Health Research Symposium, 2022

Panelist, MedStar Georgetown Fellowship Application Q&A Session, 2022

Co-Director, The 2022 MedStar Health – University of Chicago “Mastering Clinical Challenges in IBD” symposium, 2022

Medical Chair, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation spin4 crohn’s and colitis cures, 2021

Member, MedStar Academic Investment for Education Review Committee, 2022

Member, MedStar Graduate Medical Education Metrics and Outcomes Committee, 2018 to 2022

Participant, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation TakeSteps Walk, 2021

Interviewee, MedStarGeorgetownMD, “Relief and passion for life restored with IBD Diagnosis,” 2021

Research Moderator, MedStar Health-Georgetown University Research Symposium & CENTILE Colloquium for Educators in the Health Professions, 2021

Digestive Disease Week Virtual Job Fair MedStar Health Representative, 2021

American College of Gastroenterology Ride or Stride for 45 Team Leader, 2021

Member, MedStar Care Model Taskforce, 2020

Interviewee, MedStarGeorgetownMD, “IBD Patient on the Mend Without Surgery,” 2020

Co-Director, The 2019 MedStar Health Meeting on Updates in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2019

Invited Participant, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Faculty Development Workshop, VitalTalk “Effective Communication in Difficult Situations,” 2017 

Invited Participant, MedStar Institute for Innovations 8th Annual Forum, “Innovations in Thinking Differently, Framechangers,” 2017

Co-Director, The 2017 MedStar Health Meeting on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Other Inflammatory Pathologies of the GI Tract, 2017

Member, MedStar Gastroenterology Practice Council Quality and Safety subcommittee, 2016 to present

Clinic Operations Committee Member, Division of Gastroenterology, Georgetown University Hospital, 2016 to present

Quality Improvement Officer, Division of Gastroenterology, 2015 to present

Team Captain, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation TakeSteps Walk, 2018

Site Director, Fellowship Training Program, Division of Gastroenterology, Georgetown University Hospital, 2016 to 2017

Invited Participant, MedStar Institute for Innovations 7th Annual Forum, “Innovations in Thinking Differently, Altered States and Extreme Conditions,” 2016

Co-Director, The 2015 MedStar Health Meeting on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Pathologies, 2015

Invited Participant, MedStar Institute for Innovations 6th Annual Forum, “Innovations in Thinking Differently,” 2016

Workgroup Member, MedStar Health and Digital Practice Impact Makers Physician Referral Mobile Application workgroup, 2014

Taskforce Member, MedStar Health and Impact Makers Web User Experience, 2014

Faculty Super User, Develop favorites to facilitate the launch of MedConnect in the Gastroenterology Division Georgetown University MedConnect Electronic Health Records system, 2013 to present

Developer and Principal Investigator, Developed and utilize protocol for Investigational New Drug usage of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in recurrent C. difficile infection, 2013 to present

Professional Service:

Lead of EMR Tools Workgroup, Patient Education Committee, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation National Scientific Advisory Committee’s (NSAC), 2021 to present

Co-Chair, 2021 Northeast Regional MyIBD Learning Planning Committee, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, 2021 to present

IBD Qorus physician representative, IBD Remission Workgroup, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, 2021 to present

Invited Expert Participant, MedStar Franklin Square IBD Multidisciplinary Conference, 2021 to present

Member, Greater Washington D.C./Virginia Chapter Board of Directors, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, 2020 to present

Developer and site manager of MedStar Health IBD Resource SharePoint, 2019 to present

Member, Care Pathway Implementation and Integration Task Force (CPIITF) of IBD Qorus Health Learning System, 2018 to present

Co-Director, MyIBD Learning: Washington, DC Patient & Caregiver Education Conference, Washington, DC 2024

Member of the Professional Education Committee, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (CCF) National Scientific Advisory Committee’s (NSAC), 2021 to 2024

Author of Patient Resource Spotlight, “EMR IBD Education Tool,” Gastroenterology & Hepatology Journal, 2023

Chair of Treat to Target Subcommittee, Patient Education Committee, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation National Scientific Advisory Committee’s (NSAC), 2020 to 2021

Expert Panel Member, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Managing Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Collaborating in 2020 for Improved Access to Quality Care, 2020

Session Moderator, Talking Nutrition with Your IBD Patients, Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (AIBD) Imedex, 2020

Member, Ambassador Leadership Program, Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (AIBD) Imedex, 2018 to 2020

Author of COVID-19 Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Statement, 2020

Expert Panel Member, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Community Site Expert Q & A Library, 2020

Champion of CME event, Exploring the Future of IBD Care: The Role of JAK Inhibitors, Ray Cross as visiting professor, 2020

Chair of Financial Management and Assistance Subcommittee, Patient Education Committee, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation National Scientific Advisory Committee’s (NSAC), 2018 to 2021

Member, Ambassador Leadership Program, Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (AIBD) Imedex, 2018 to 2020

Member, Abstract Review Committee, Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Conference, 2019

Developer of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Resident Preparation Gaming Module, 2019

Expert Panel Member, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Community Site Expert Q & A Library, 2018

Presenter, IBD Research Highlights from 2018: Applying Research to Practice, AIBD Conference, 2018

Consulting physician for commentary, Newsweek  “Hazards of DIY Fecal Transplants,” 2018

Developer and site manager of IBD Linx article database application for GI fellows throughout the country and international subscribers, GI Program Directors' Caucus and Read by QxMD (iOS, web), 2014 to present

Reviewer and Judge in IBD Poster Rounds with the Experts, World Congress of Gastroenterology at American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, 2018

Assistant in developing virtual reality content for Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation patient web content, 2018

Member of the Patient Education Committee, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (CCF) National Scientific Advisory Committee’s (NSAC), 2015 to 2018

Expert Poster Reviewer in Practice Management, World Congress of Gastroenterology at American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Meeting, Orlando, 2017

Member of the Emerging Leaders in IBD Advisory Board, Cornerstones Health, 2017

Developer of Gastroenterology Quality Improvement Curriculum for fellows, 2017

Interview for MedStar Georgetown “Ask A Doc, Gastroenterology, IBD and Fecal Transplant,” 2016

Consulting physician for ABC7, “Colon Cancer in Young Individuals,” 2016

Patient Awareness Interview: The Rising Rate of Colon Cancer Among Young Adults, WPFW 89.3FM, March, 2016

Speaker on “State of Celiac Disease,” The 2015 Washington DC Gluten-Free Expo, 2015

Consulting physician for live patient calls, ABC Channel 7 and Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America “On Your Side Phone Bank,” 2015

Member of the Training Committee, American College of Gastroenterology, 2014 to 2017

Mentor at the Mentor and Advisor Program: Reception for Trainees/Young GIs, American Gastroenterological Association, Mentor at the Mentor and Advisor Program: Reception for Trainees/Young GIs, 2014

Physician, General Medicine, Mission Life Center, Hope Clinic, 2010 to 2014

Lead Physician, VA Hepatitis C VISN 5 Task Force 2011 to 2012

Team Member, MCV Kenya Global Outreach Project, 2001

Medical Intake Worker, Los Angeles Free Clinic, 1999 to 2000

Volunteer Extender, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, 1996

5. HONORS AND AWARDS

SPIRIT Associate Recognition , Named in positive care from patients, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2020

MedStar Georgetown Department of Medicine Faculty Development Award, AASLD/ACG/AGAI/ASGE Training Directors’ Workshop, Fort Lauderdale, 2019

MedStar Georgetown Department of Medicine Travel Grant, ACGME Annual Conference, Orlando, 2018

Chairman’s Academic Award, In recognition of exceptional contributions to the Division, Georgetown Department of Medicine, 2016

Certificate for Quality and Safety, Chairman’s Academic Award, In recognition of completing 13 fundamental courses online,  exceptional contributions to the Division, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School, 2016

Department of Medicine Pilot Grant Award for “Quality of care program in inflammatory bowel disease,” 2016-2017

“Innovative Exercises in Medical Education: Keeping it Fresh” Faculty Development Session, Selected by American Gastroenterology Association, 2016

Center for Innovation in Learning and Education (CENTILE) Teaching Academy Recognition, MedStar Teaching and Research Scholars Capstone, 2016

Gastroenterology Fellows Award for Excellence in Teaching, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2015

IBD Xcel 2014 Advanced IBD Mentoring Program, Gastroenterological Association and Cornerstones, 2014

Bridges to Excellence Recognition Program in IBD, American Gastroenterological Association and the Health Care Incentive Improvement Institute (HCI3), 2014

Academy of Educators acceptance, American Gastroenterological Association, 2014

Train the Trainers Enrichment Course, American College of Gastroenterology, 2014

Chairman’s Academic Award, In recognition of exceptional contributions to the Division, Georgetown Department of Medicine, 2013

SPIRIT Associate Recognition , Named in positive communications from patients, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2013

IBD Xcel 2013 Advanced IBD Mentoring Program, American Gastroenterological Association and Cornerstones, 2013

Medical Professional Certificate of Appreciation, West Virginia University School of Medicine, 2012

Grant to attend the 7th Annual Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, Louis University School of Medicine, 2008

Grant to attend the 6th Annual Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2007

Scholarly Excellence at Digestive Disease Week, Gastroenterological Association, 2006

Scholarly Excellence at Solomon Scholars, UCLA School of Medicine, 2005

Scholarly Excellence, Society of General Internal Medicine, Society of General Internal Medicine, 2005

Scholarly Excellence at American College of Physicians, American College of Physicians, 2004

6. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

2016-Present, American College of Gastroenterology, Fellow

2016-Present, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) IBD Qorus Registry Based Learning Health Learning System, Quality of Care Program, Clinical Site Member

2015-Present, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) National Scientific Advisory Committee’s (NSAC), Member of the Patient Education Committee, Website design subcommittee

2015-Present, CENTILE Georgetown University Medical Center Teaching Academy for the Health Sciences, Associate Member

2014-Present, Medical Education Speakers Network, Faculty Speaker

2014-Present, PROVIT Network (PROspective Value in IBD Trials), a global IBD network dedicated to a next generation of high value strategies for IBD, Research and thought leader

2014-2018, REACH-IBD (Rising Educators, Academics, and Clinicians Helping IBD), a network of young IBD physicians and researchers helping navigate the waters of career advancement, networking and collaboration under the CCFA umbrella, Member

2014-Present, AGA Academy of Educators, Member

2010-Present, Medical Society of the District of Columbia, Member

2007-Present, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Member, Greater Washington DC/Virginia Mission Committee

2007-Present, American College of Gastroenterology, Member

2014-2018, REACH-IBD (Rising Educators, Academics, and Clinicians Helping IBD), a network of young IBD physicians and researchers helping navigate the waters of career advancement, networking and collaboration under the CCFA umbrella, Member

2014 - 2017, American College of Gastroenterology, Member of the Training Committee

2007-2016, American Gastroenterological Association, Member

2007-2012, American Society for GI Endoscopy, Member

2007-2012, American Association Liver Disease, Member